Mr. George Ekdahl,
Lincoln School,
Highland Park, T1ll.

Dear Mr, Ekdahls

| Sn nail te yee Saban of Seed, 11; comernine
the height of baskets in your gymmasium, may I say that it
has been my practice to recomend 8 feet for children of
— 10 feet for high
8c Le

In the January, 1942, Sikes ot aa dean ae
Health and Physical Education there is an article written
by Jack Matthews, of the University of Missouri, entitled
“Lower the Basketh". You might be interested in his pre~-
sentations :

My recommendation, however, would be of a general
nature, because the particular locality or community might
call for a specific type and height of basket. I would
suggest that if at all possible you make your baskets adjust-
able so that you could raise or lower them without a great
deal of difficulty. It would be a rather simple thing to
fix the backboards in this fashion, and I do not believe it

would be very expensive.

I would suggest, also, that you use the faen~shaped
backboards. All the waste space has been taken off this new
backboard, and the visibility for = spectators is much

greater.

If I can be of any further assistance, I trust
peri wid weikbe mn neninn

Sincerely yours,

: Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
| PCA: AH . Varsity Basketball and Basebali Coach. |